BUFFALO, NY-January 30, 2016- What do you call a thunderous, bluesy brand of folk-music, peppered with international sound, created with the intensity of hard rock and lending itself to psychedelia perception?
I call it Led Zeppelin.
On October 30, 1969, the members of the iconic London-based band, still in its infancy, made their inaugural Buffalo performance at Kleinhan's Music Hall. Lack of confidence in the band's ability to draw a Buffalo audience spurred tour managers to keep ticket costs under five dollars. The managers needn't have worried so much.
By all accounts, Buffalo was treated to an addicting performance that night. With the heavy, guitar-driven music of Jimmy Page permeating the powerful, mind-blowing lyrics of Robert Plant, the sounds of Zeppelin reverberated into the hall. Buffalo became hooked on Led Zeppelin that night. The rest is history.